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None of the questions about VFD or the Quagmires or why Olaf was evil were answered in Book 13................ does anyone know why Lemony Snicket did this to us???? I hate being left hanging.

2006-11-17 09:52:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

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I'm inclined to agree. As a family we all enjoyed the first few books (4 or 5) but stretching the series over 13 books seems to make it a little 'thin' in places. Some of the middle books offered very little in the way of new clues or anything intriguing ... and, as you say, the biggest disappointment of all, that so many loose ends were left dangling in the breeze at the end.

I feel that when a reader has invested numerous hours reading 13 books, not to mention the financial investment, then the author owes faithful readers something spectacular ... and should've delivered a real stunning twist at the end.

We never really learned answers to so many questions. The Baudelaires never discovered the secret of the mysterious sugar bowl, and I never really understood what part Breatrice actually played with regard to past events and her involvement with the Baudelaires' parents. And what happened to the Quagmires?

I even bought a copy of the "Beatrice Letters" hoping that might clear a few things up ... but it only confused me more. Parts of it seemed to infer that the Baudelaires' mother was still alive after the fire ... but if that WAS the case, then how did she die? I felt that THIS book seemed like a last minute desperate attempt to squeeze as much from the series as possible before it was too late. A cynical attempt to get some more last minute income.

And have you any idea what all that stuff about the spyglasses/telescopes was in the movie; I thought that might somehow be woven into to final books. After all, Snicket had a major input into the script, so it HAD to be for a reason. Anyway, I'm meant to be answering questions, not asking them ... sorry ...

I've no problems at all with a really complicated plot full of cryptic clues, but everything should've been planned meticulously from the start, and the final few books all leading to a conclusion where absolutely everything is resolved. I think 6 or 7 books would've been more than enough to create a really engaging plot, and that way, there wouldn't have been too many loose ends.

Fortunately, the same week I read "The End", I started a new series of books that looks distinctly more promising. The series is "The Tartan of Thyme" and I get a sense that the author knows exactly where his (or her) story is heading ... and the frequent use of the phrase "Everything is Connected to Everything Else" makes me hopeful that come the final instalment ALL the loose ends will tie up perfectly.

You'll notice that I'm not sure whether the author is either male or female ... he, or she, seems even more mysterious than Lemony Snicket! A very good sign indeed!!!! And even the first book of the series is intriguing and complex enough for most adults!

I bought our copy (signed) off ebay.uk, but it's available at amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Justin-Thyme-Tartan-Panama-Oxridge/dp/0955357004/ref=pd_sxp_f_i/203-9915083-6090310 but my kids originally discovered the author's official website at: http://justinthyme.info/

2006-11-17 10:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

personaly i love these books espeically when i get to the parts where i just can't put the book down a 1 AM in the morning!
lol

but i mean lemony snicket is accually a great writer the way he leaves a cliff hanger
you really don't find many books like that and if you do then that is with pure luck cause most writer either are used to no cliff hanging tales or just can't write that way,

i don't write many stories but i do write ALOT of poetry about the misery and that kinda stuff and I find myself making cliff hangers ALOT
not in all of my poems but in some of them!

don't take this personally it is just my opinion!

2006-11-17 18:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ms. Mystery 4 · 2 0

The first few stories were pretty amusing, for the tone and characterization. After that, I got bored. The stories began to read as if they were all the same. And if Book 13 is the last, I agree that it's pretty 'unfortunate' that the author didn't give the readers any resolutions to the big questions. If it's not the last book, you may get your answers yet.

2006-11-17 18:18:01 · answer #3 · answered by Holly R 6 · 2 0

Ok I admit I've only seen the movie not yet read the books.
I'm guessing these books are fun, sorta funny & just meant as a enjoyable reading experience.

2006-11-17 22:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by poetsheart 2 · 0 0

During your time spent reading the stories, were you entertained? If the answer is yes then it was not a waste of time.

2006-11-17 18:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by Sherry 3 · 0 0

He's just weird, that's all.

2006-11-17 18:13:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

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